Today was just gorgeous. I had a meeting in town this morning and had some errands to run later. In between I ate lunch in the park overlooking the small lake. I took this picture from our driveway as I was returning home this afternoon. Despite the record heat and drought this summer, we’ve had…
Making progress
I tackled a couple of other kitchen projects today. I cleaned and organized the top portion of my pantry: Before: After: And I cleaned out my messy refrigerator. Before: After: If you click on the photos it will take you to Flickr and you’ll be able to see my little notes about the various items…
One project down…
I decided to clean and organize my baking center today in preparation for holiday baking. Now it’s all clean and ready to go. If you’d like to see the before pictures, as well as one of the inside of the baking cabinet, check out my Flickr photos here. I took them with my phone so…
Hippie Chicks
Today I am thankful for my wonderful daughter. We spent the whole day together in Oklahoma City at a peace festival and a few other things which I will blog about tomorrow. For now I’ll just say it was one of our very best “hippie days” and it was truly a pleasure to enjoy it…
Soul Dusting
Can you imagine a world without music? I can’t. What a sad and dreary place it would be. Ever since I can remember, music has been important to me. My grandmother used to tell the story of how, at the age of two, I would walk around singing, “Oh, Jesus, I sure do like you”,…
Enough
I’ve been participating in a very interesting conversation on Facebook tonight about poverty and hunger in our own community. The statistics are staggering. I’m encouraged to see the conversation moving into the realm of what we can do about it. Some very intriguing ideas are being tossed about and I’m encouraged by the compassion I…
There is no frigate like a book…
Ever since I can remember, books have been one of my favorite things. I can escape to a different world within the pages of a book. And while I love my Kindle, I must admit that there really isn’t anything to compare to the look, feel and smell of a real book. We have…
Good friends
Good friends are one of life’s true blessings. After church we went to lunch with a couple we’ve been friends with since our children were little. Even after our meal was over we sat and talked another couple of hours. We talked of our children, our church, funny things and serious stuff. We are fortunate…
Tea and Earthquakes
I know this will come as a shock but I’m pretty darn fond of tea. Okay, so I’m obsessed with it. I begin every day with it. I’ve got a cup in front of me right now. I’ve been drinking it since I was a toddler and I’m sure I’ll continue until the day I…